This dissertation provides the first English translation of Gy(PAR-DIFF)inga saga, a 13th century Icelandic rendering of Jewish history from the death of Alexander the Great to the death of Pontius Pilate. Also, this dissertation provides the first...

The retina is a sensory tissue that converts optical images into neural signals known as light responses. Light responses are transmitted from photoreceptors to bipolar cells to retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) in parallel pathways specific for either...